The objective of this study is to compare the efficacies of powder activated carbon (PAC) and
granular activated carbon (GAC) as amendments for the immobilization of volatile
compounds in soil. Soil artificially-spiked ...

Abstract Mau Forest in the upper reaches of the Mara River basin has recently undergone
increased forest destruction followed by human settlement and agricultural activities. These
anthropogenic activities may be ...

Changes in quality parameters of crush, tear and curl (CTC) black clonal teas due
to variations in altitude within a radius of 10 km were determined. There were significant (P=
0.05) changes in all the quality parameters ...

The ability of zeolites to abstract and denature organochloride pesticides finds application in
water purification practices. In this study, activated faujasite X and Y zeolites were separately
exposed to 1, 2 and 4 ...

The tea beverages processed from the young tender shoots of Camellia sinensis
(L.) O. Kuntze, are claimed to be the most widely consumed fluids after water. The tea plant
originates from the point of confluence of ...

The contents of the volatile flavour compounds and the flavour index of black teas vary with localities. The magnitude and order of the variations are clonally dependent, the relative performance of clones varying with ...

Human-induced changes to natural landscapes have been identified as some of
the greatest threats to freshwater resources. The change from natural forest cover to
agricultural and pastoral activities is rampant especially ...

Mature tea leaf has been adopted in East Africa for nutrients diagnosis to guide
remedial applications of nutrients and cushion the plants from possible deficiencies that
would affect yields and quality. Although it ...

Micronutrients are important to both animal and plant life. In plants, the levels can
vary widely due to biotic and abiotic factors. Tea is widely grown and its beverages are
claimed to be the most widely consumed ...

Biochars produced from biomass residues have been recognized as effective sorbents to
hydrophobic compounds, but knowledge on sorption of antibiotics to biochar and its
mechanisms are still inadequate. Sorption of ...

Climate variability has a strong influence on disease prevalence and subsequently on
economic wellbeing of the affected households. In this study, six regions were selected and
clustered into three groups based on their ...

Dissipation of hexazinone in Zeolite X treated wastewater followed pseudo first-order
kinetics giving a calculated half-life of 41 days compared to a half-life of 144 days in
untreated wastewater. The herbicide degraded ...